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Lessons From Educators on the Big Screen Part I

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: School Reform, Teachers, Educators in the Movies, Hollywood, Inspirational Movies, Dead Poets Society, Up the Down Staircase, Education Movies, To-Sir-With-Love, Dangerous Minds, Lean on Me, Freedom Writers, Education News
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

The factor that ultimately determines how successful a student will become academically is the teacher(s) that they are assigned to.

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A Baker's Dozen of Essential Blogs More Than Worth Your Time

Holly Cara Price | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Photography, Holly Gleason, Project Runway, Steve Young, Jeremiah's Vanishing New York, Pop Culture, Internet-Surfing, Music, David Letterman Show, Paparazzi Photos, When Parents Text, Una LaMarche, The Boston Globe, Cathryn Swan, Flavorpill, The Sassy Curmudgeon, Burning Wood, Inga Sarda-Sorensen, Baby Boomers, Sal Nunziato, Flavorwire, Blogs, Washington Square Park Blog, Boom Underground, The Big Picture, Arts News, Websites, Julie Mihaly, Selleck Waterfall Sandwich, Dangerous Minds, Inga's Angle - One Shutterbug's Take on the Big Apple, The Yummy List, Roald Dahl, Reading, Jeremiah Moss, Celebrigum, Arts News
Holly Cara Price

Steve Young has been a writer for the David Letterman Show since 1990. One year ago he happened to glance out a window in the upstairs hallway and noticed a piece of petrified gum on the window ledge.

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Most Sexist Product Of All Time?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vintage Ads, Honor House, Sex, Battle of the Sexes, Sexism, Stuffed Girls Head, Dangerous Minds, Feminism, Comedy News

Dangerous Minds is often an invaluable resource for cringe-worthy vintage advertising, but this one is in a category all by itself. Looking for the p...

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Interview: Antoine Fuqua and Brooklyn's Finest

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Transformers, Training Day, Oscar, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Marshall Fine Interview, Brooklyn's Finest, King Arthur, Dangerous Minds, Richard Gere, Antoine Fuqua Interview, Sundance, Gangster's Paradise, Wesley Snipes, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

It came as kind of a slap for Antoine Fuqua - the idea that, despite his track record and a stellar cast, no studio was willing to take a chance on Brooklyn's Finest.

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Jonathan Alter Joins the Teacher-Scapegoating Chorus: I'm Calling BS

Dan Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Class Size, Time, President Obama, Time Magazine, Randi Weingarten, No Child Left Behind, Teach for America, Teacher Unions, Teacher, Barack Obama, Freedom Writers, Newsweek, Jonathan Alter, Dangerous Minds, Education Reform, Wendy Kopp, Washington University, Media News
Dan Brown

Obsessive focus on cleaning house and demanding expecting superhuman performance misses a larger point.

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